Chapter 2 When Can I Fly?

"Ah~~~"

Looking at the pile of bowls and plates in front of him, and then looking at the Taoist priest opposite him who was bruised but still calm, Li Chuyi was worried and sighed repeatedly.

"Ah~~~~"

Listening to the mournful lament, the Taoist priest glanced at the resentful eyes of the fat man, and kept an elegant smile, pretending not to see, and continued to work on his work.

Seeing that the Taoist priest ignored him, Li Chuyi knew that his face had once again lost to the Taoist priest. He could not rely on his conscience to find it, so he could only take the initiative.

"Master, how long will it take to wash so many bowls before I can pay for the meal?!"

"Haha, my good disciple, there will be a way when the car reaches the mountain, and the boat will naturally straighten when it reaches the bridge. Don't worry, wash slowly, and you will always finish washing." The Taoist priest smiled and replied.

"But Master, we both eat the meal, why am I the only one washing the dishes and you are not?"

"Nonsense!" The Taoist priest said with a straight face, "Who said you are the only one washing the dishes? Didn't you see me washing the dishes together?"

Looking at the teacup in the Taoist priest's hand that had been wiped through by him for half an hour, Li Chu wanted to pour a basin of dishwater on his head. But silently weighing the gap between the two, especially thinking of the Taoist priest's Taoist talisman that was both thunder and fire, he could only sigh helplessly, lower his head and continue to work silently in the big basin.

Thinking back to his short life, Li Chuyi was about to cry.

Li Chuyi is thirteen years old this year. He has been traveling with the Taoist priest since he can remember. The Taoist priest said that he was abandoned when he was still in his infancy. Fortunately, he met a Taoist priest passing by and was adopted by him. Because the Taoist priest's surname was Li, it was the first day of the first lunar month when he picked up Li Chuyi, so the Taoist priest irresponsibly gave him the name Li Chuyi.

The Taoist never said his name, only telling Li Chuyi that his last name was Li and his Taoist name was Hongchen Taoist. Taoist himself said that it was because his name was too famous in the world before, and he was afraid that Li Chuyi would let it slip and scare others, so he didn't tell him.

Li Chuyi, who was young and ignorant, believed this statement, but as he grew up, he clearly felt that the Taoist was avoiding something and looking for something at the same time. It was true that he was afraid of letting it slip, but it was definitely not because of his famous name. It was probably because he had offended too many people and was afraid that his enemies would come to his door.

Thinking about it more carefully, Li Chuyi maliciously guessed that the Taoist might have been visiting brothels all day and had too many enemies, so he didn't dare to tell his name for fear of being beaten to death.

You should know that this Taoist almost always goes to "brothels". When he sees a beautiful girl, he will come up to tell her fortune, even if it doesn't cost money. Li Chuyi felt that this guess was the truth, and secretly changed the Taoist's Taoist name to "Bridal Taoist".

Although the Taoist priest was very lustful, his cultivation was unfathomable. Li Chuyi had never seen anyone he couldn't defeat, whether it was a human, a demon or a ghost.

I remember that once the Taoist priest had a whim and took him to the Shiwan Mountains, insisting that the Tiger Demon King there chat with him to relieve his boredom. Li Chuyi didn't know what the Tiger Demon King's cultivation was, but seeing that he could dominate a region and occupy many hilltops, he knew that he was definitely not a mediocre person.

But...

Li Chuyi still remembers the excited tears in the eyes of the Tiger Demon King, who was bruised and hairless, when he learned that they were leaving. He sent them all the way out of the mountain and roared and cheered until they were about to disappear.

Li Chuyi secretly looked at the Taoist priest, looking at his handsome face that had always been young since he was sensible and had never had a trace of oldness, and he kept muttering in his heart countless times.

"This is not a human, this is simply a monster! He is exorcising demons, maybe the Taoist himself is a big monster!"

Although the Taoist often "bullies" him, the relationship between the two is very deep. Li Chuyi, who was raised by him since childhood, feels that he is like a master and a father, and admires the Taoist's superb cultivation from the bottom of his heart.

Since he was sensible, Li Chuyi, who was taken by the Taoist to fly all day long, has the biggest dream of being able to fly like him. The Taoist also generously taught him a set of peerless magic skills called "Daodian", asking him to practice well, but never tell others.

This set of "Daodian" has a total of ten chapters, each of which is a long and obscure scripture. When Li Chuyi first got it, he was confused and couldn't understand it at all. But he was not discouraged, but very happy.

The Taoist said that the more difficult things are to understand, the more valuable they are!

With the dream of flying, Li Chuyi plunged into this so-called peerless magic skill, thinking hard and practicing hard day and night, but made little progress. Until now, let alone flying, even throwing a fire talisman is difficult for him.

Whenever he thought of this, Li Chuyi felt as if he had been cheated. In the past, I saw other people's cultivators could control flying swords at a young age. Some outstanding ones could even fly at low altitude after practicing for more than ten or twenty years. Although the speed was not fast, they could fly, right?

Every time he saw others flying in the sky, Li Chuyi was envious, and then turned into deep resentment.

"I said, stinky Taoist, when can I fly? The scriptures you taught me are not false, right? How can I, such a smart person, still not be able to fly?"

"Hey, what's that look in your eyes? Can your master still deceive you?" The Taoist priest looked dissatisfied, "How many times have I told you that what I do must be a masterpiece. You are too stupid and have a dull mind if you practice slowly! I tell you, if you take out what I teach you, let alone flying, even the great monks who can step into the void and move like me will fight for it. Do you believe it?"

Looking at the Taoist priest's expression of "You are stupid" and "You don't know the goods", Li Chuyi sighed helplessly.

He believed that the Taoist priest would not deceive him, because after practicing the "Taoist Canon", he could feel a similar breath from the Taoist priest, and it was obvious that the Taoist priest also practiced this technique.

But his practice was indeed too slow, so that sometimes he doubted whether he was really that stupid and mentally retarded.

But it was just a thought, Li Chuyi didn't believe that he was a stupid person. Dare to ask if a stupid person can secretly hide private money in the hands of a treacherous Taoist priest?

He had been wandering around with the Taoist priest since he was a child. When the Taoist priest was in a good mood, he would take him to the deep mountains and forests to chat with monsters or demon cultivators. If he didn't give him face, he would kill him directly. If he gave him face and the chat was not happy, he would kill him. Sometimes he would still kill him if the chat was too happy. After the slaughter, their meat would be eaten by the two of them, and the skin and bones would be collected and returned to the city to pay the money. The skin and bones of monsters are very valuable.

If he was not interested, the Taoist priest would take him to the streets to tell fortunes and give names to people. Occasionally, he could take on some big jobs of exorcising demons and exorcising evil spirits, and make a lot of money. If they had saved up, the two of them could now buy more than a hundred acres of land next to a county town and become a master.

However, the sky did not go as planned. Although there was a lot of money, he didn't keep any of it.

Why?

Because the "brothel Taoist" has a unique hobby of "entering every building"!

Almost as long as he had some money, except for the room and meal expenses, the rest would be taken by the Taoist priest to "help the souls of the female donors" who had a miserable life in the brothel. When he was young, Li Chuyi didn't understand it. When he grew up and understood what was going on, as long as he had silver, he would think of ways to hide it for emergency use.

Being "cultivated" like this since childhood, Li Chuyi has mastered the unique skill of hiding things. Sometimes, not only the Taoist priest, but also he himself can't find it.

This time, he was smart and secretly sewed a secret pocket in his crotch early, and even stuffed a lot of cotton in it to soundproof it. Two silver bills and a handful of silver coins lay quietly in it, adding up to nearly twenty taels, enough to pay for this meal.

Although his thighs were rubbed so hard, there was no abnormality on his face, and his walking posture was extremely normal. It was impossible to tell that he stuffed a handful of silver coins in his loose crotch.

He couldn't let the Taoist priest see it. If there is any abnormality, the Taoist priest will definitely notice it, and then the life-saving money left by him will be snatched away by him again.

The Taoist priest taught him since he was a child that "talents should not be exposed, and they should be low-key" and "everything should be kept in reserve". Li Chuyi kept the teachings in mind and tried his best to get as much as he could from the Taoist priest, saving it as life-saving money for emergency use.

And this time, Li Chuyi would certainly not take out the money to pay off the debt by washing dishes.

Washing dishes is also a way to exercise the body, and by the way, it can teach a small lesson to the Taoist priest who was bankrupted by "supernatural salvation". Anyway, I can't beat him, scold him, and my face is not as thick as his, so I can only retaliate in this way.

However, I washed all the dishes by myself, and it seems that I still suffered a loss.

"Alas~~~"

The little fat man continued to sigh.

"Okay, stop sighing, I'm not dead yet!" The Taoist glanced at the little fat man indifferently, "Do you think I don't know that I have no money? Do you think it's safe to hide the banknotes in the crotch? Naive!"

The little fat man was shocked. Oh my god, you know it's hidden in the crotch?

Looking at the little fat man's terrified face, the Taoist smiled coldly: "Not bad this time, you know that important things should be hidden in important places, you have made progress and deserve praise. But now I know it, remember to change the place next time, otherwise it will not be fun."

The little fat man's face suddenly became more bitter. Where else can he hide? The bird stickers have been discovered, where else can he hide? How did this Taoist find out? What a monster! Absolutely!

After complaining for a long time, the little fat man looked up and asked, "Master, you know I still have silver here, why are you pretending not to know, making us wash dishes here?"

The Taoist put down the teacup that was almost worn out, looked at the little fat man, smiled coldly, and said, "First, I like to see you trying to trick me but failing to do it and looking disappointed. Well, that's what it looks like now."

The little fat man's eyes were red.

Pervert!

"Second, it's best to wash dishes to pay off debts. I can save the money and go to Wanxiangzhai to pray for the female donor. It's killing two birds with one stone."

The little fat man burst into tears.

Rogue!

"Third, I have already calculated that the boss here will need something from me, so I will go with the flow, eat his free food first, and then wash his dishes for him to do a 'sad show'. In this way, when he needs something from me later, won't I have more silver? Humph! Everything is under my control!" The Taoist's face was flushed and proud.

The little fat man was already crying without tears.

He couldn't live any longer!

"Then Master, can you calculate how long I have to wash this bowl before the boss can ask you for help?" Since I can't trick the Taoist priest, I'll just give in, the little fat man asked sweetly.

"Don't worry, it'll be done soon, and we'll work it out when we get to the bridge!" The Taoist priest smiled slightly, picked up the teacup that was almost worn out, and continued to wipe it.

Knowing the Taoist's character, Li Chuyi curled his lips and asked again: "Master, you are so powerful, why don't you calculate when I can fly? I have been practicing with you for so many years, let alone flying, it is difficult to jump high. Is the skill you taught me fake?"

"Humph, how many times have I told you, you are stupid and practice slowly, who can you blame?"

Glancing at him lightly, the Taoist looked unfathomable: "Flying is something that cannot be forced. When you reach the realm, you can naturally soar into the sky. You are a slow bird, so you can't be impatient. Besides, the slow bird flies first, no one 'lifts' you, how can you fly?"

Looking at the Taoist's indifferent expression, the fat man was speechless, and could only lower his head and continue to wash the dishes silently, sighing occasionally.

"After talking so much nonsense, when can I fly? Walking is so tiring!"

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Gradually, the sun set in the west, and the sky gradually darkened. The little fat man could no longer straighten his waist, and the cup in the Taoist's hand was basically only a handle. Just then, a hurried sound of footsteps came from the corridor in the backyard, accompanied by faint voices, approaching the master and apprentice.

"Where is it?" A voice asked, with a hint of anxiety in the tone.

"Go back to the boss, it's in the backyard, and I'll be there soon." It sounded like the voice of the restaurant owner, with a respectful tone.

The Taoist heard the voice and smiled smugly: "Here I come!"

The little fat man looked up and looked at the Taoist opposite with an expressionless face.

Old monster, you are really accurate in your calculations!

Oh, I'm so tired, my ***!

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